What can you say about Mattingly? Regarded for years as one of the hardest working players in the game and has become a great batting coach. Not a showman or ever one to put on flamboyant displays, he simply went out and did his job.
He never got his ring as a player, the season he would most likely have was cut short by the players strike. He retired and the Yankees won it all the following year. He missed out and it is a shame, but he is a Hall of Famer none the less.
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